were encouraged when candidate barack obama came to brevard county in 2008, three months before the election. >> i'm gonna ensure that our space program doesn't suffer when the shuttle goes out of service by making sure that all those who work in the space industry in florida do not lose their jobs when the shuttle is retired, because we can't afford to lose their expertise. >> well, we were lied to when obama came through. gave us a lot of hope and supposedly a lot of change. well, i've got change in my pocket, but the hope is gone. >> in 2010, president obama cancelled constellation and turned over development of a new spaceship to private enterprise. then congress dealt another blow by cutting the funding for the obama plan in half. now the workers with that expertise mr. obama referred to are setting course for carole bess. >> and i've had several who've told me, "i was considering suicide before i came to you." >> carole bess is a bankruptcy attorney. what drove them to that point? >> they felt like failures. you know, "here i am. i can't pay my debts. and i'm probably worth more dead t